- The Writing Intensive course requirement (WI) is part of the QEP and part of an EKU student’s General Education, and it is a university level graduation requirement.
- While the WI was not designed to be simply a replacement for the UWR, any student who has already passed the UWR will be exempt from WI.
- The student’s degree audit report (CARES or Degree Works) will note the passing UWR score in Banner and in turn credit the student as meeting the WI.
- All students who complete the old Gen Ed(Gen Ed prior to fall 2006), are now exempt from the UWR as well as being exempt from taking a WI course. (per Dr. Vice, 05/20/2009)
- No exception form is required if the student’s CARES (or Degree Works audit) shows the old Gen Ed as complete.
- Neither the UWR nor the WI requirement should appear as an unmeet requirement on these student’s CARES (or Degree Works audit).
- This exemption has been given to ease the continued transition of EKU into the new General Education curriculum, to simplify advising of these students, and because it is a reasonable accommodation to the needs of this population.
- Students who matriculated into EKU between summer 2006 and summer 2007 are excused from both the UWR and the WI requirement.
- Any student who is graduating spring 2009, summer 2009, or fall 2009 is exempt from the WI.
- A student who is held to the new Gen Ed, and will graduate after fall 2009, may petition to waive the WI graduation requirement, in extreme situations.
- A University Exception Form should be processed with very clear documentation as to why the student will not be able to take a WI course before graduation.
- The Exception Form must include a recent CARES degree audit report for the student.
- The Exception Form must address whether there is capacity within the student’s remaining degree requirements for the student to enroll into a WI course.
- The Exception Form must address whether there is capacity within any unmet Gen Ed for the student to enroll into a WI course.
- The Exception Form must address whether the student’s major provides any WI courses among their major requirements.
- Send the completed Exception Form, with clear documentation, attached CARES, signatures of Advisor and College Dean directly to the Office of the Associate Provost.